Latest Lord of the Rings Online News

Believe it or not, but Lord of the Rings Online is turning ELEVEN years old! While the Anniversary Event has been around for quite awhile, players have an all new tier to the celebration that starts at the Party Tree on Thursday, April 19th. Players will be gifted three additional Treasure Hunt cards that focus on the "history of the game and core themes from the Lord of the Rings". All progression from last year's event remains in place and all quests from years' past are too.

The Lord of the Rings Online forum has been updated with the full patch notes for tomorrow's Legacy of the Necromancer patch. Most notably, Chapters 5 and 6 of the Black Book of Mordor will provide players a chance to move with the Golden Host toward Dol Guldur. In addition, the Strongholds of the North will open where players will meet Elvenking Thranduil and learn more about the troubles in Dale and Lake-town as well as help the dwarves in Erebor.

If you've been waiting for Lord of the Rings Online to expand into Northern Mirkwood, you're in luck. Update 22 beta has landed for players to try out Northern Mirkwood. Thanks to YouTuber Andang, you can get a first-hand look at several locations including the Elfking's Halls, Lake-Town, Smaug's Bones, The Lonely Mountain, Erebor and Raven Hill.

Lord of the Rings Online players, be sure to mark your calendars for this year's Yule Festival. The annual event has started and will run through January 8th. Events include a seasonal show at your local playhouse, a big battle in the Snowball Arena, an eating contest, special events and vendors in Festival Square and more.

If you've been waiting for Standing Stone to offer the Lord of the Rings Mordor expansion and / or the High Elf race for points, today's your lucky day. You can grab Mordor for 2,495 points and High Elves for 1,000. There are also a number of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals as well, including big discounts on Virtual bundles and much more.

The latest producer's letter for Lord of the Rings Online has been published that lays the groundwork for what players can expect going to 2018. The letter begins with a recap of 2017 including the fact that this was year one for Standing Stone Games as well as taking players beyond the Black Gate.

The opportunity to listen and comment on Mordor, the soundtrack for the latest Lord of the Rings Online expansion, has been a great privilege. For over ten years Chance's music has accompanied me on my journey through Middle-earth from The Shire, Moria, Rohan, and now to Mordor. I approached this piece both with trepidation and wistful nostalgia.

HUGEsound Records has sent word that the Lord of the Rings: Mordor soundtrack will be released worldwide on Wednesday, November 1st. The soundtrack has been composed by Chance Thomas, "an avid lifelong fan of The Lord of the Rings".

One of Canada's most celebrated personalities died earlier this week. Gord Downie was a member of The Tragically Hip and passed away from brain cancer on October 17th. In a poignant new blog post, Lead World Builder Chris Pierson has written about Downie's influence on his work on the game and more. To celebrate Downie's life, he has been memorialized in Lord of the Rings Online, playing the part of Garthebir, the Fortress Keeper, a balding, hat-wearing minstrel.

Lord of the Rings Online: Mordor will get a wee bit bigger after today's maintenance with the addition of a pair of new instances, one for a 6-player Fellowship and the other for a 3-player Small Fellowship. Six players can take on the Dungeons of Naerband while three players head to the Court of Seregost.